Starting Over!!

Aug 27, 2009

Here I am starting over. A little history,
In March 2006 I had a lapband.  This occured two months ofter having a left tib/fib fracture and screws put in the tib  and proud owner of a Very large boot!! So did all my walking ect with an extra 10 lbs. I started at 314 and began my journey.

In april of 2007, after not being able to access the port for 7 months, it was removed and new on was position on mid sternum.  The old one had formed a REALLY huge calcium ball... hence all needles bending,  No adjustments. At this time I was at 248.  Now I go along and very slowly creep down about 1 or 2 lbs a month. then in dec of 2007  back injury, from catching a patient off a surgical table, I have my OWN surgery,  Now rehab, takes me about 7 months to regroup. Get back to work in Augest that year.  Then stop loosing. I stay the same, no weight loss.  Keep plugging, doing all I am suppose to do, band eating, protein, water, ecercise.

Then in Dec of 08 I had a gb attack, so emergancy gb  surgery, and and recovery issues, but back at work by March. Then start feeling like I am hungary alot, started gaining for no reason.  Find out port or tubinh is leaking.  I read where when going to surgery, it took three tries to take out saline in port.... aaahhh  it has been punctured!!! 

So now  if I have to have a surgery, I want one that really works!!!  So after reading this for years and new info I have made my decision for DS....

The reasons....

#  First and foremost my HEALTH!!  Diabetes scares the crap out of me... As I am a cardiovascular rn/rt what we deal with all the time is the damage it does to our vessels and heart. 

# Second  during this time my daughter delivered two wonderful children, both born with Treachers Collins Syndrome. theywere born with no ears, fused lower jaws, have trachs, feeding buttons, and  face years of surgeries to correct.  They will get inplantable baja hearing bone conductions devices, so one hears 100% now and the other will tool but since they cannot talk, we are all dong sign.  Along with these two ther are two older brothers perfectly normal,  Just typical for their age.  Makes for a fun household!!!

I bought a home and moved us all in, so we have a TRIBE so to speak.  Thought I would miss being a emptynester, But it has been fun and not a problem...


So this is my story and I will keep up to darte I hope as time ges by. I was kind of feeling like I was too old to keep trying to change my health,  But it is the only thing I really have done for me and don't want to give up on my one goal!!

Deb

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